Sport Management

The Sports Management program prepares undergraduate students for professional careers in Sports Management in both the private and public sectors.

The program is designed to assist students in acquiring organizational and managerial expertise in the health, fitness, and sports management fields as well as to assist students in gaining an understanding of personnel management and supervisory dynamics. The Sports Management Program is dedicated in ensuring that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to launch careers in professional companies in Sport Administration and Athletic Training Management. Graduates are encouraged to seek job and career opportunities globally.

The curriculum of the Sports Management program enables students to gain extraordinary and theoretical knowledge from courses, such as Sport Governance and History, Facility & Equipment/Event Management, Community Recreation & Fitness, Sports, Ethics & the Law, and Organization & Administration of Recreation.

Students in the Department of Sport and Entertainment Management should complete 120 credit hours by taking 40 credit hours from the General Education Requirements in consultation with their academic advisors, 39 credit hours in the College of Business core courses, 24 credit hours in accounting, 6 credit hours in business electives, 7 credit hours in general electives and 4 credit hours in CSU requirements.

Students also gain valuable and practical experience by completing both a practicum and an internship in the professional sports community.

College Requirements

39 Credits

Course

Crs.

Title

ACCT 210

3

Financial Accounting I

ACCT 202

3

Financial Accounting II

BDSC 322

3

Business Statistics

BDSC 340

3

Operations Management

ECON 211

3

Principles of Economics I

FINM 330

3

Principles of Business Finance

MGMT 300

3

Business Communication

MGMT 320

3

Principles of Management

BUSI 310

3

Business Law

BUSI 495

3

Seminar in Strategic Management or Business Policy

MISY 341

3

Small Systems Software

MKTG 310

3

Principles of Marketing

BUSI 320

3

International Business

General Ed. Requirements

40 Credits

All students must complete 40 credit hours of General Education Requirements. Majors must fulfill the mathematics GER by completing MATH 131 (College Algebra: Math and Sciences). They must also fulfill the second social science option by taking ECON 211 (Principles of Economics I)

Sport Admin. Core

33 Credits

Course

Crs.

Title

SPMT 101

3

Sport Governance & History

SPMT 201

3

Facility, Equip. & Event Management

SPMT 243

3

Psychological Aspect of Sports

SPMT 308

3

Media Relations in Sport

RECR 331

3

Community Recreation & Fitness

SPMT 332

3

Sports, Ethics and The Law

SPMT 435

3

Org. & Admin of Recreation

SPMT 405

12

Intern./Field Work in Sport Mgmt.

Sport Admin. Electives

8 Credits

Course

Crs.

Title

PHED 241

2

Intramural Sports

PHED 251

2

Football/Badminton/Weight Training

PHED 252

2

Basketball/Volleyball/Track

PHED 351

2

Tennis/Racquetball/Paddle Gm.

PHED 352

2

Soccer/Softball/Individual Activities

HEED 110

3

Drug Abuse Education

HEED 201

2

First Aide & Safety Education

PHED 343

2

Coaching and Officiating

PHED 103

3

Aerobic Fitness

SPCH 204

3

Critical Listening

KNES xxx

3

Any 3 Credit KNES Course

Athletic Training Mgt. Core

35 Credits

Course

Crs.

Title

SPMT 101

3

Sport Governance & History

HEED 205

2

Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Control

KNES 202

3

Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries

KNES 301

3

Kinesiology

KNES 302

3

Physiology of Exercise

KNES 322

3

Pathology of Athletic Injuries

KNES 333

4

Biomechanics

BIOL 201

4

Human Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 203

4

Human Anatomy and Physiology II

SPMT 400

6

Sport Management Practicum (Seniors only)

Athletic Training Mgt. Electives

6 Credits

Course

Crs.

Title

PHED 241

2

Intramural Sports

PHED 251

2

Football/Badminton/Weight Training

PHED 252

2

Basketball/Volleyball/Track

PHED 351

2

Tennis/Racquetball/Paddle Gm.

PHED 352

2

Soccer/Softball/Individual Activities

HEED 110

3

Drug Abuse Education

HEED 201

2

First Aide & Safety Education

PHED 343

2

Coaching and Officiating

PHED 103

3

Aerobic Fitness

KNES 202

3

Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries

SPCH 204

2

Critical Listening

KNES xxx

3

Any 3 Credit KNES Course

Sport Management Minor

The objective of a minor in Sport Management is to provide students with sport management knowledge to supplement their majors or pursue alternative careers in sport management. College of Business students are required to take a minimum of 18 credit hours of management courses achieving at least a grade of "C" in each course.

Non-Business students are required to complete ECON 103 (Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurial Economics) SPMT 101 (Sport Governance and History), and 12 credit hours of 300 level or above management elective courses to complete a minor.

Plan of Study

(see your advisor)

The following is a sample plan of study for the Sport Administration Concentration. This is not intended as a self-advising guide or as a substitute for seeing your academic advisor about your specific plan of study. Please speak to an advisor before choosing your course load each semester.